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News: Award / Grant

Charlie Wilson Fills the Gaps in His Life's Winding Road

January 25, 2010

Full circle: Charlie Wilson shows the alley he slept in as a homeless person after his Gap Band days in Hollywood. Wilson has renewed his life and career. HOLLYWOOD “This building wasn't here," Charlie Wilson says, waving at a high-rise condo under construction along busy La Brea Avenue. “It was a parking lot for U-Hauls. I ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Premik Russell Tubbs with Bangalore Breakdown & Special Guests

January 25, 2010

Friday,January 29th Cinema Arts Centre Huntington , NY 11743 Start: 8:00 $15 Members, $20 Public, $10 (Kids 16 & under) The evening of the 29th will open with performer/guest introductions and poet Cheryl Wilson setting the tone with the reading of her musically inspired work Bangalore Breakdown. The program will ...

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News: Radio

David Leonhardt Goes Chartbound at JazzWeek

January 25, 2010

David Leonhardt's new CD Bach to the Blues goes Chartbound at Jazzweek the first week in promotion. One of David's innovative ideas is to play live jazz at a Yoga studio while students are taking a class, this creative idea is bringing business to the Yoga center and is exposing new fan's to the wonderful offering ...

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News: Video / DVD

Shirley Clarke's Documentary "Ornette Made in America" Available as Video on Demand

January 25, 2010

ORNETTE: MADE IN AMERICA is the last film by the great American independent filmmaker Shirley Clarke. She portrays Ornette Coleman, one of the most influential and controversial musicians in jazz. Clarke uses performances of Coleman's ”Skies of America”, a composition for symphonic orchestra and jazz combo, as her point of departure. She kicks off in Coleman's ...

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News: Education

New Orleans Trad Jazz Camp for Adults

January 25, 2010

The Joint is Jumpin so grab a seat and sit in! New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp Hello Jazz Fans, We are very excited to announce the 1st Annual New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp for adults! Check out our website. Please pass this information along to people who might be interested in this unique opportunity to ...

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News: Music Industry

Open Call for NYC-Based Composers: Musicians' Residencies

January 25, 2010

NYC Performing Arts Spaces is pleased to announce an open call for applications for the Spring 2010 round of the Con Edison Musicians' Residency: Composition Program. New York City-based composers in all genres are invited to apply for one of six (6) three-month residencies at one of three cultural facilities. The newly-expanded residency program will provide ...

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News: Recording

New York Funk Legends the Funky Knights Return

January 25, 2010

New York, NY - It has been almost 20 years since New York City boogied to the sounds of funk music legends The Funky Knights. Imagine a mixture of Barry White, John Lee Hooker and Sam Kinison and you get the bare essence of what The Funky Knights are all about. Here's a band with three ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Landon Knoblock's Creatures with Striking Features at Ibeam on Friday, Feb. 5th

January 25, 2010

Creatures With Striking Features will perform at Ibeam on Friday February 5 at 9:30pm. The group features Phil Doyle on saxophone, Jeff Davis on drums, and Landon Knoblock on rhodes. Ibeam is located at 168 7th St. Brooklyn, NY. F, R, and G trains to 4th Ave and 9th st. Click here for Google Maps.. ibeambrooklyn.com. ...

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News: Recording

Nordstrom Celebrates Black History Month; Exclusive Big Band Swing CD

January 25, 2010

In celebration of February's Black History Month, Nordstrom will offer customers a new compilation CD entitled Big Swing: African-American Legends of the Big Band Era. The Nordstrom-exclusive CD will feature handpicked jazz songs recorded by iconic “big band" swing performers including Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Jordan and Billie Holiday. Beginning Feb. 1, the ...

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News: Award / Grant

Clark Terry Receives 2010 Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award

January 25, 2010

In a special invitation-only ceremony to be held during GRAMMY Week on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, and a formal acknowledgment during the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards telecast, which will be held at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, and broadcast live at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS Television Network, one of ...